Introducing the 2026 Washington Technology Top 100
Our annual rankings recognize the largest prime contractors in the federal market. Follow this link to explore the 2026 edition of the rankings. Washington Technology’s 2026 Top 100 is based on Federal Procurement Data System reports that we analyze by using a set of product and service codes. We use codes that broadly define IT and include codes […]
How we got our Top 100 numbers
Our rankings are based on an analysis of reports in the Federal Procurement Data System. Washington Technology’s annual Top 100 ranks the largest government contractors providing IT, systems integration, professional services and telecommunication services to federal agencies. The rankings are based on an analysis of reports in the Federal Procurement Data System and USASpending.gov. Each government […]
The hardest transition in GovCon: From founder to visionary
Strong leadership, partnership, and management turn opportunities into growth even in rocky times in the GovCon industry, writes Evan Henris, CEO of Parabilis. According to conventional wisdom, you have to be a little crazy to start a business. But after working with hundreds of government contractors, I’ve noticed that entrepreneurs who thrive are the ones who […]
White House discussions are weighing giving CISA Mythos access
Officials have considered having the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency leverage the advanced AI model that was designed to detect previously undiscovered cyber vulnerabilities to scan federal agencies’ networks. Recent discussions among top federal officials have floated designating the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as the nexus to coordinate vulnerability scans across federal agencies with Antropic’s high-powered […]
Oracle wins $396M federal HR systems overhaul contract
The Office of Personnel Management is using the contract to consolidate more than 100 systems into a single platform covering 2 million federal employees. The Office of Personnel Management is sticking with the incumbent as the agency moves forward with a plan to modernize human resource systems across the government. OPM has picked Oracle for the 10-year, $395.8 million […]
GSA gets moving on second batch of Polaris SDVOSB awards
Pending size challenges, this group of 17 companies would join the batch of 27 companies that have been designated official winners. The General Services Administration has lined up a second batch of service-disabled/veteran-owned small businesses it wants for the Polaris government-wide IT contract. GSA finalized 23 phase one awards to SDVOSB companies in the fall, then […]
NIH pulls the plug on its government-wide contracts
End dates for the CIO-SP3 and CIO-CS contracts mark the official demise of a program that never recovered from the CIO-SP4 debacle. After floundering for over a year, the National Institutes of Health have officially pulled the plug on its program for government-wide acquisition contracts. NIH’s IT Acquisition and Assessment Center has released the end dates for […]
CACI’s Gray to retire
DeEtte Gray first joined CACI in 2017 as president of U.S. operations and currently leads a group of 20,000 employees. After nine years at CACI International, DeEtte Gray will retire as president of U.S. operations on June 30 and transition to a strategic adviser role for the remainder of the year. CACI announced Gray’s impending retirement […]
Lack of White House guidance has complicated agency Mythos adoption, people familiar say
Agency tech leaders say they don’t have clear direction from the White House on how to access and implement Anthropic’s cyber-focused AI model for their networks. Several senior federal technology officials responsible for agency cybersecurity and IT systems are frustrated by the lack of White House guidance on adopting Anthropic’s powerful Mythos model, several sources told […]
DHA plans shift in approach for electronic health record follow-on
The Defense Health Agency has outlined its paths for both a cloud migration effort and working with more than one company for the EHR ecosystem. The Defense Health Agency has decided to go in a different direction for the follow-on contract to operate and maintain the military’s electronic health record, which was declared fully deployed in […]